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Fishing porbeagles. From Norway to Newfoundland in the 1960’s
Norwegian fishermen had been off the coast of Newfoundland before. In the 1950’s they fished for halibut and other species using long lines. They reported that they had seen a lot of porbeagles along the eastern coast of Canada. In s...
Setting Up the Killifish Aquarium
Jeff and I had a head start when we were setting up our killifish tanks. While we were at the Minnisota Killifish Association’s show we received a handout from the guest speaker, Jim Gasior, that listed the water softness, pH, tank size, and temper...
Fishing bluefin tuna using fish trap in Sardinia
It was a pleasant surprise when some pictures from Sardinia dropped into my mailbox. The pictures were sent to me by Piero Addis and show fishermen from Sardinia (Italy) fishing bluefin tuna with the traditional fish trap called “tonnara”. This...
A dead giant in the Norwegian Sea - A sperm whale
In July-August Norwegian scientists had a survey in the Norwegian Sea. The commercial fishing vessel “Eros” was hired for the survey. One of their tasks was to “count whales” as this is one of the methods used to estimate the seize of the dif...
A mink whale in the purse seine
During the fishery for herring in the northern part of Norway this year, a purse seiner got an unusual catch. As the crew was hauling the seine they saw a mink whale swimming along with the herring. It was a young whale estimated to weigh about 5-6 t...
The Dragon Fish: Don't you hate when your Arowana refuse to eat
Arowana - The Dragon FishDon't you hate when your Arowana refuse to eat LF. (live frog), it been a day for two that it refuse to eat LF, just because I given some crickets (Aro's favorite) and some super worm (SW).Normally, it will start eating after...

